“We the People” Push Back during the Gilded Age

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“We the People” Push Back during the Gilded Age

The Granger Movement

Goals of the Grangers (1860s and 1870s) Organize Midwestern Farmers Protest Discriminatory Railroad Rebates Example of Lobbying (Special Interest) Group Actions led to State of Illinois passing the Granger Laws- outlawed discriminatory rebates; 1st limitation to the laissez- faire tradition

Munn v Illinois (1876)- The Grangers Win!- Granger Laws are Upheld

Wabash v Illinois (1887) - Not So fast, remember federalism?

Rise of the Populist Party Farmers and Labor Unions unite to form a third (minor) political party Develop the Omaha Platform

Congress Reforms Government Pendleton Act (1882)- Ends Spoils System and Starts Civil Service Exams Interstate Commerce Act (1887)- ended discriminatory rebates and created the I.C.C. to investigate business abuses Sherman Anti- Trust Act (1890)- banned trusts (type of monopoly)

Omaha Platform Wealth belongs to those who create it Gov’t Own Railroad and Telephone Minimum Wage and 40 hour work week Limit Immigration Graduated (Progressive) Income Tax Secret Ballots Direct Election of Senators Coin Silver (Not just gold)

William Jennings Bryan

Cross of Gold Speech

The Wizard of Oz?